haploinsufficiency
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003722
The situation that occurs when one copy of a gene is inactivated or deleted and the remaining functional copy of the gene is not adequate to produce the needed gene product to preserve normal function.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-003722 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ONC-003722",
"term": "haploinsufficiency",
"field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
"definition": "The situation that occurs when one copy of a gene is inactivated or deleted and the remaining functional copy of the gene is not adequate to produce the needed gene product to preserve normal function.",
"references": [
"NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/haploinsufficiency/"
}
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